Republic of the Philippines
Supreme Court of the Philippines
Manila
 
Committee on Ethics and Ethical Standards

Pursuant to Rule 2, Section 13 of The Internal Rules of the Supreme Court

creating a Committee on Ethics and Ethical Standards and Memorandum Order
No. 35-2010 dated July 27, 2010, Organizing the Committee on Ethics and Ethical
Standards (the Ethics Committee), the following Guidelines for Investigation shall
be observed by the Ethics Committee in the performance of its tasks:

GUIDELINES FOR INVESTIGATION

1. The Ethics Committee shall take cognizance only of cases or

administrative matters referred to it by the Court En Banc.

2. The proceedings before the Ethics Committee shall be confidential in

nature.

3. The Ethics Committee may require the submission of such verified

pleadings, affidavits, or statements, as it may deem necessary.

4. The Ethics Committee may call interested parties or their witnesses to

appear before it in order to provide statements or to answer
clarificatory questions.

5. The applicable requirements of due process shall be observed in the

proceedings of the Ethics Committee.

6. A record of the proceedings of the Ethics Committee shall be kept in

the custody of the Clerk of Court.

7. The Ethics Committee shall, upon completion of its investigation and

after its due deliberation, submit its findings and recommendations to
the Court En Banc for the latter’s final disposition of the case.
8. The Rules of Court shall apply suppletorily as may be deemed
appropriate by the Ethics Committee.

Adopted this 2nd day of August 2010 in the City of Manila, Philippines.

BY ORDER OF THE COMMITTEE ON ETHICS

AND ETHICAL STANDARDS:

RENATO C. CORONA
Chief Justice

TERESITA J. LEONARDO-DE CASTRO

Vice-Chairperson

ROBERTO A. ABAD JOSE PORTUGAL PEREZ

Member Member

JOSE CATRAL MENDOZA

Member

Noted by:

JUSTICE JOSE C. VITUG

Observer-Consultant